Rancho Cucamonga Real Estate - About Rancho Cucamonga, The Early Days

Rancho Cucamonga real estate and Inland Empire real estate is selling at a fast pace, and has become one of the most desireable places to live in the entire Inland Empire. Rancho Cucamonga is situated at the foothills of the majestic San Gabriel and San Bernardino Mountains, and has long been favored by Southern Californians since the early days.

According to local history, the name "Cucamonga" may have been derived from a Shoshone word meaning "sandy place." The area, watered from mountain streams, was the site of a Native American settlement. The Mission San Gabriel established the Rancho Cucamonga as a site for grazing their cattle. In 1839, the 13,000 acre rancho was granted by the Mexican governor of California to Tiburcio Tapia, a wealthy Los Angeles merchant. Tapia transferred his cattle to Cucamonga and built a fort-like adobe house on Red Hill. The Rancho extended easterly from San Antonio Creek to what is now Turner Avenue, and from today’s Eighth Street to the mountains.

The Rancho Cucamonga lay along the route of the Old Spanish Trail from Cajon Pass and the road from the Pueblo of Los Angeles and Mission San Gabriel to San Bernardino. Each followed the Mojave Trail. Cucamonga welcomed travelers including Native Americans, padres, explorers, mountain men, pack trains, wagon trains, and stage lines.

Today, Rancho Cucamonga is a vibrant, exciting place to live and is one of the area's fastest growing metro areas. It is within an hour of great snow skiing, fishing and hiking, and also within an hour of beautiful Laguna Beach thanks to the toll roads! As a lifelong resident of this area, I am excited to assist newcomers to the area as well as other long time residents in finding the right home. Let me assist you in finding Inland Empire real estate.